Holmes Fine Gardens

Holmes Fine Gardens is a landscape design and garden outfit that names Newtown as its service area and says it has been in business 24 years. A newtownbee.com article describes Dan Holmes as a local landscape designer and the founder of Holmes Fine Gardens. On Houzz it holds 4.9 stars from 18 ratings, and on Google 5 stars from 4 ratings. A recent Google customer said they discussed what they wanted done, the company created a detailed plan, and then carried it out. A 2025 customer said they used Dan from design to install, and that after the planting Dan checked in almost weekly to stop by, answer questions and help with watering tips. A 2025 customer said the company had helped with three separate projects, from reworking existing landscaping to a patio, stonework and gardens. A 2024 customer said the company overhauled their 2 acres, pulling up sod and replacing it with native pollinators, trees, meadows and boulders, then adding bulbs for spring. A 2024 customer said Dan and his group worked with them on a plan and a schedule that would make the work financially viable. A 2023 customer said Holmes Fine Gardens did two big gardens for them, with stones worked in as a sitting spot and a stone-step walkway. A 2022 customer said the work on their property included tree removal, brush clearing including invasive plants, and some garden design, done on time. A 2022 customer said the company had been designing and maintaining their gardens for 15 years, and that Dan cleared away woods blocking their view of the lake. A 2021 customer said they came to take down trees very close to the house and took care to protect the property. A 2021 customer, describing complex projects on a 1.5-acre estate with variable terrain, wrote that "some nudging on scheduling helps to accelerate execution." In a 2016 review, a customer said the company leveled and re-seeded part of their lawn and did a major cleanup. Connecticut lists its home improvement contractor registration, HIC.0576986, as active, held by Holmes Fine Gardens LLC.